KristenGP - O’Connell, Christine and R. Lawrence Swanson

O’ Connell, et al

O’Connell, Christine and R. Lawrence Swanson. “Reading, Writing, Recycling.” Academic Search Premier. Web. 19 Apr 2010.

Facts:

“Since up to 80 percent of the waste stream in most schools is recyclable”
“On average, Americans produce about 4.5 pounds of garbage every day”
“Recycling reduces waste and helps conserve natural resources and energy.”
“Extensive recycling programs can reduce a school's waste management budget by as much as 68 percent”
“Long Island school districts do not cooperate, citing excuses like costs and difficulties in negotiating union contracts with custodians and finding haulers”
“For example, teachers can encourage students to use both sides of a piece of paper and keep a scrap paper bin in the classroom for students to use for rough drafts”
“Although recycling programs often involve start-up costs, including buying bins for each classroom, negotiating contracts with recycling companies and training employees, the long-term savings for schools may be considerable”
“In addition, school administrators could reduce paper waste through the expanded use of e-mail”
“Resource management is a key to society's well-being”
“Teachers need not only to educate students about the importance of resource management and recycling, but also to put these practices to work in the classroom”
“Town of Brookhaven, the cost for removal and disposal of school trash can be about seven times higher than that of hauling away and dropping off recyclables’
“Paper could be recycled in the classroom, plastics and cans in the lunchroom, and toner and inkjet cartridges in the library and computer labs”
“The subject of recycling should be an integral part of every school's environmental and earth sciences curriculum.”
“Parents should insist that recycling be an agenda item at the next school board and P.T.A. meetings”
“Given that schools produce a huge amount of paper waste, as well as large quantities of tin, aluminum and plastic trash, it is irresponsible for school districts not to recycle and promote sustainable values.”